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Theobroma L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 782 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000038157.

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Synonyms of Theobroma

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cacao Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4) 1754. wfo-4000005881
Tribroma O.F.Cook J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 288. 1915. wfo-4000038892
Deltonea Peckolt in Zeitschr. Allg. Oesterr. Apoth. Ver. xxi. (1883) 185, nomen. wfo-4000044901

Species in Theobroma ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Theobroma:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma breviligulatum (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 60 2024 wfo-1000065627
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacoa f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513. 1964 wfo-0001325119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cordatum Ruiz, Pav., apud Lopez & Cuatrec. Ciencia (Mexico) 22: 91. 1963 wfo-0001356897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cuatrecasasianum (García-Barr.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma dugandii (García-Barr.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma ferruginea Bernoulli Übersicht Theobroma 13 1869 — wfo-0001140740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma flaviflorum Aguilar & D.Santam. Syst. Bot. 48(2): 315 2023 wfo-1000055669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma fossilium E.W.Berry Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 75(24): 8, t. 1, f. 13–14 1929 — wfo-0001238081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma globosum Colli-Silva Kew Bull. 79(3): [2 of 12] 2024 wfo-1000067002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma guianensis (Aubl.) J.G.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(2): 1151. 1792 [1791 publ. late Apr-Oct 1792] wfo-0001258251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma huazumum Ruiz & Pav. Ciencia (Mexico) 22: 88. 1963 wfo-0001356898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma kanukuense (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065624
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma kofanorum (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 60 2024 wfo-1000065628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma lemniscatum (R.H.Schomb.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 60 2024 wfo-1000065630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma mexicanum hort. ex Ten. Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli 71, 97. 1845 (as 'mexicana') wfo-1000061911
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma montanum Goudot ex Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schw. Naturf. Ges. xxiv. (1871) n. III. 15 (sp. ignota). wfo-0000458736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma nervosum Colli-Silva Kew Bull. 79(3): [6 of 12] 2024 wfo-1000067003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma nycterodendron (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma pulcherrimum Pittier Man. Pl. Usual. Venez. 147 (1926). wfo-0000458751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma schultesii Colli-Silva Kew Bull. 79(3): [8 of 12] 2024 wfo-1000067004
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma subsect. Dugandia Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma subsect. Herrania (Goudot) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma subsect. Subcymbicalyx (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma sylvestre Baill. – — wfo-1000064818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma sylvestris (Aubl.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 522. 1831 [early Aug 1831] wfo-0000458697
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma tomentellum (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 59 2024 wfo-1000065626
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma umbraticum (R.E.Schult.) Colli-Silva Brittonia 76(1): 60 2024 wfo-1000065629